BUDAPEST: Output of Hungary’s automotive sector, a key driver of industry in the country, rose by an annual 10.7 percent in May, a second reading of data for the month released by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) on Wednesday shows.
The increase followed an 8.6 percent decline in the sector in the previous month. Output of the computer, electronic an optical products segment, which accounts for a little more than one-tenth of manufacturing sector output, rose by 12.6 percent. Output of the food, drink and tobacco segment was up by 4.3 percent, and output of machinery and equipment manufacturers jumped 20.9 percent. Industrial output on the whole climbed 8.8 percent year-on-year in May, KSH confirmed, rising following a 3.4 percent decline in April. Adjusted for the number of workdays, output increased by 6.2 percent. Industrial sales rose by 9.3 percent in May as domestic sales increased by 5.4 percent and export sales climbed 11.4 percent. For the January-May period, industrial output increased by an annual 5.7 percent.
